Oliver Kylington
Oliver Kylington | |||
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![]() Kylington with Färjestad BK in 2014 | |||
Born |
Stockholm, Sweden | 19 May 1997||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NHL team Former teams |
Calgary Flames Färjestad BK | ||
NHL Draft |
60th overall, 2015 Calgary Flames | ||
Playing career | 2013–present |
Oliver Kylington (/ˈtʃɪlɪŋtən/ CHIL-ing-tən;[1] born 19 May 1997) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). Kylington was born in Stockholm and grew up in Sundbyberg in the Stockholm urban area. He was drafted 60th overall by the Calgary Flames in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.
Early life
Kylington was born in Stockholm to a Swedish father and an Eritrean mother. His mother, Teber Zeru, settled in Sweden when she was a teenager as a refugee from the Eritrean War of Independence. She and Kylington's father Börje met in Stockholm.[2]
Playing career
Kylington made his Swedish Hockey League (SHL) debut as a 16-year-old playing with Färjestad BK during the 2013–14 season.[3] On 10 January 2014, having impressed at SHL level, Kylington was signed to a two-year contract extension to remain with Färjestad BK.[4] His KHL rights were attained by Avangard Omsk who drafted him 107th overall in the 2014 KHL Junior Draft.
In the midst of his second SHL season in 2014–15, Kylington was loaned by Färjestads to HockeyAllsvenskan team, AIK on 10 November 2014.[5] He produced four goals and seven points, the most in the Allsvenskan by an under-18 player, in 17 games with AIK before returning to Färjestad to finish the season ranked in the top-ten European skaters to be eligible for the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.[6] On 13 May 2015, with the intention of more playing time to further his development, it was announced Kylington had agreed to a two-year contract to return to AIK of the Allsvenskan.[7]
Kylington was drafted in the second round, 60th overall, (a pick acquired via the Arizona Coyotes) by the Calgary Flames in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. On 15 July 2015, he signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the team.[8] On the direction of the Flames organization, Kylington decided against continuing with AIK and remained in North America to be assigned to their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Stockton Heat, to begin the 2015–16 season. On 9 April 2016, Kylington made his NHL debut in a game against the Minnesota Wild.[9]
Kylington began the 2018–19 season in the American Hockey League with the Stockton Heat.[10] He was recalled to the NHL and recorded his first career NHL goal in a 5–2 win over the Nashville Predators.[11]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2011–12 | Djurgårdens IF | J18 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Djurgårdens IF | J18 Allsv | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Södertälje SK | J18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Södertälje SK | J18 Allsv | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Södertälje SK | J20 | 39 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2013–14 | Färjestad BK | J18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Färjestad BK | J20 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
2013–14 | Färjestad BK | SHL | 32 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
2014–15 | Färjestad BK | J20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | ||
2014–15 | Färjestad BK | SHL | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | AIK | Allsv | 17 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Stockton Heat | AHL | 47 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Stockton Heat | AHL | 60 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | Stockton Heat | AHL | 62 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | Stockton Heat | AHL | 18 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 38 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 48 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | Stockton Heat | AHL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2021–22 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 73 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
SHL totals | 50 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
NHL totals | 168 | 14 | 33 | 47 | 40 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2014 | Sweden | IH18 | 4th | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
2015 | Sweden | WJC18 | 8th | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
2017 | Sweden | WJC | 4th | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
Junior totals | 17 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 14 |
References
- ^ 2020–21 National Hockey League Pronunciations. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
- ^ Stevenson, Chris (3 December 2014). "Skating, skill make Kylington's prospects intriguing". National Hockey League. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ^ "Färjestad BK 2013–14 player statistics". eliteprospects.com. 1 April 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
- ^ "FBK extends supertalent Kylington" (in Swedish). Färjestad BK. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ "AIK land Kylington on loan" (in Swedish). AIK IF. 10 November 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ^ "NHL Central's final rankings". National Hockey League. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ "Two super talents boost AIK" (in Swedish). AIK IF. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ^ "Flames sign prospect Oliver Kylington". Calgary Flames. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ "Kylington caps off busy year with NHL debut". Calgary Flames. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ Anderson, Kristen (26 September 2018). "Five points to ponder as Flames whittle down roster". Calgary Sun. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
Heading to Stockton immediately? Right-wingers Spencer Foo and Matthew Phillips, left-wingers Brett Pollock and Ryan Lomberg and defencemen Oliver Kylington and Adam Ollas-Mattsson.
- ^ Dittrick, Ryan (8 December 2018). "FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME". National Hockey League. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
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